Overs hoe-retainer



(No Model.)

F. P. POSTER. OVERSHOB RETAINER.

Patented Feb. 4, 1896.

WITNESSES ANDREW helium. PHOTOUMOYWASHINGTON. uc

UNITED STATES FRANK F. FOSTER, OF SNOl-IOMISH, XVASHINGTON.

OVERSHOE-RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,174, dated February 4:, 1896.

A lication fil d December 14, 1894. erial No, 531,790. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it kn own that I, FRANK F. FOSTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Snohomish, in the county of Snohomish and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachment Devices for Rubber Shoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation of shoe inserted in overshoe broken away and having the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of hook and buckle device F. Figs. 3 and 4 are details of the bur and loop D. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of attachment 0. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of lever h.

The object of this invention is to provide a convenient and simple device in the nature of an attachment for rubber overshoes for the purpose of securing them to the inner shoe in such a manner that it will be impossible for them to slip or pull off at the heel; and a more especial object is to provide a device of this character capable of being quickly and readily adjusted to shoes of different heights, and also of being easily detached from the overshoe when desired, the attachment being further capable of being applied to any overshoe in the first instance by the owner.

\Vith these objects in View the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates a shoe, and B an over shoe, both of the ordinary character.

0 designates the part of my improved attachment which is applied to the overshoe, and which consists of a small screw having at its inner end a large flat head e. This screw is passed through a small perforation which may be easily cut or punched through the up per heel portion of the overshoe, and is se cured at the outside by a small combined bur and loop D. The face of the head e is formed with one or more small spurs or projections e, which are beveled in such a manner that they engage with the rubber or lining of the over shoe and resist any tendency of the screw to work loose. The inner face of the bur D is provided with similar spurs or projections 61.

E is a narrow strap of leather or other suit able flexible material which is passed loosely through the loop of the bur D and doubled upon itself, one end being made fast to the lever of a combined hook and buckle device F, which engages the inner shoe. Said device F comprises a frame whose upper portion is bent over and back upon itself to form a hook f adapted to catch over the upper edge of the heel portion of the inner shoe. J ournaled transversely to the body of said frame in lugs g thereof is a lever h whose shorter inner arm is provided with a series of points or teeth which are adapted to engage and secure the free portion of the strap E, and whose opposite arm has a loop 6 to which is secured the opposite end of said band. The lower end portion of the frame is bent outwardly .and transversely slotted to form a guide-loop for both portions of the strap.

To adjust the length of the strap the buckle is taken between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand with the hook f toward the palm of the hand. The free portion of the strap is then pulled with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, which will raise the lever h sufficiently to permit it to be readily pushed back. The strap is then adjusted and the lever turned down to its place.

-When it is not desired to use the attachment it may be readily removed from the overshoe by removing the bur or nut D, or the strap may be released from the buckle and withdrawn through the loop of said bur.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described attachment for overshoes for securing them to the inner shoe, said attachment comprising a loop secured to the overshoe, a strap passed loosely through said loop and doubled upon itself, and a combined buckle and shoe catch adapted to engage the upper edge of the shoe, one end of said strap being made fast to the buckle and the other end portion arranged to be adjustably secured therein, substantially as specified.

2. In a securing attachment for overshoes, the combination with the combined buckle and shoe catch, and the doubled strap adj ustably held by said buckle, of the screw adapted to be inserted through the heel portion of the overshoe, said screw having an enlarged head at its inner end, and a bur adapted to engage its outer end and having a loop through which said strap is loosely passed, substantially as specified.

3. In a securing attachment for overshoes, the combination with a loop or eye on the over- 

